Murderbot, no spoilers
Jul. 11th, 2025 03:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mificExtremely good finale for Murderbot! I'm feeling pleasantly melancholic now the series has finished, but at least I get to watch it all again. Also, it's been renewed for a second season!
Thursday Recs
Jul. 10th, 2025 09:29 pmsoc_puppet in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
queerly_belovedComing in a touch late this week to balance the scales from last time 😛
Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
Post-canon flashfic: Winging It (gen)
Jul. 11th, 2025 02:19 pmchina_shop in sid_guardianI wrote this for the Science challenge on fan_flashworks:
Title: Winging It (600 words) [General Audiences]
Fandom: é•‡é‚ | Guardian (TV 2018)
Characters: Ya Qing, Lin Jing, Zhao Yunlan, Zhu Hong, Original Yashou character, Da Qing
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Yashou Renewal, Education, A New Era for the SID, Kidfic, Drabble Sequence, Community: fan_flashworks
Summary:
fan_flashworks:Title: Winging It (600 words) [General Audiences]
Fandom: é•‡é‚ | Guardian (TV 2018)
Characters: Ya Qing, Lin Jing, Zhao Yunlan, Zhu Hong, Original Yashou character, Da Qing
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Yashou Renewal, Education, A New Era for the SID, Kidfic, Drabble Sequence, Community: fan_flashworks
Summary:
The Crows need a science tutor.
Writing technique comms on DW?
Jul. 11th, 2025 10:44 ammificDoes anyone know of any (currently active) comms on DW focussed on writing craft or technique? troyswann was asking and all I can think of are writing challenge comms like https://getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org which are about producing words, not the craft of writing.
I also have a bunch of links saved, mostly from tumblr, on things like "worldbuilding" and "how to write fight scenes" etc. It's here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMbhguAkJxfS9eJcacre7RpPutUo8qkx/view?usp=sharing
What other writing technique or info resources or posts do you like?
troyswann was asking and all I can think of are writing challenge comms like https://getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org which are about producing words, not the craft of writing. I also have a bunch of links saved, mostly from tumblr, on things like "worldbuilding" and "how to write fight scenes" etc. It's here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMbhguAkJxfS9eJcacre7RpPutUo8qkx/view?usp=sharing
What other writing technique or info resources or posts do you like?
Book review: "The Tyrant Baru Cormorant"
Jul. 10th, 2025 05:47 pmrocky41_7 in booknookTitle: The Tyrant Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade series book #3)
Author: Seth Dickinson
Genre: Fantasy
Author: Seth Dickinson
Genre: Fantasy
Today I finished the latest book in the Baru Cormorant series (fourth book remains to-be-released), The Tyrant Baru Cormorant. Y'all, Baru is so back.
! Spoilers for books 1 & 2 below ! (Book 1 review) (Book 2 review)
! Spoilers for books 1 & 2 below ! (Book 1 review) (Book 2 review)
If you've looked at other reviews for the series, you may have seen book 2, The Monster Baru Cormorant, referred to as the series' "sophomore slump." I disagree, but I understand where the feeling comes from. The Monster feels like a prelude, a setting of the board, for The Tyrant. The Monster puts all the pieces in place for the cascade of schemes and plays that come in The Tyrant. They almost feel like one book split into two (which is fair—taken together, they represent about a thousand pages and would make for one mammoth novel).
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Recent Reading: The Tyrant Baru Cormorant
Jul. 10th, 2025 05:28 pmrocky41_7Today I finished the latest book in the Baru Cormorant series (fourth book remains to-be-released), The Tyrant Baru Cormorant. Y'all, Baru is so back.
! Spoilers for books 1 & 2 below !
! Spoilers for books 1 & 2 below !
If you've looked at other reviews for the series, you may have seen book 2, The Monster Baru Cormorant, referred to as the series' "sophomore slump." I disagree, but I understand where the feeling comes from. The Monster feels like a prelude, a setting of the board, for The Tyrant. The Monster puts all the pieces in place for the cascade of schemes and plays that come in The Tyrant. They almost feel like one book split into two (which is fair—taken together, they represent about a thousand pages and would make for one mammoth novel).
If you felt like Baru was too passive in The Monster and that there wasn't enough scheming going on, I can happily report those things are wholly rectified in The Tyrant. Having located the infamous and quasi-mythological Cancrioth at the end of The Monster, Baru wastes no time in whipping into full savant plotting mode.
The book starts off strong, with a clever framing: Baru is recollecting her encounter with the Cancrioth and what came after to a troublingly gentle Farrier, who is probing her for certain specifics. (And by the way, Dickinson takes the cake for the most creative use of cancer I've ever seen in a fantasy novel.) This, combined with the occasional flashback continuing the story of Prince Hill, make for a beautifully chronologically 3D look at our story, as past, present, and future all orbit around each other until they finally connect fully.
Here we really see Baru and Yawa's rivalry take off, and it's delightful to watch these two go at it: the young upstart savant and the time-tested, battle-scarred old schemer. Even when they're aiming for the same goal they can't help but be at odds! And Dickinson never lets either of them slouch to give the other an easy win: he continues to excel at making sure the players around Baru are working actively towards their own goals, presenting reasonable challenges even to Baru's quick mind.
Tau-indi continues to be a standout character for me, and I'm not convinced their take on the world won't win out in the end. As they continue to press the importance of personal connection, and Baru questions who she's helping (or hurting) with her plans, and what the real victory will be, everyone around can't seem to stop themselves from wondering if Tau has a valid point about trim. This is perhaps nowhere truer than in the final reveals that bring the full story of Farrier, Cosgrad, and the Prince Hill trio into the present timeline. These interpersonal relationships formed when all these people were much younger are still echoing around Falcrest, the Mbo, and the Ashen Sea as a whole.
The Tyrant perhaps more directly than the other two novels asks Baru what she is willing to sacrifice to destroy Falcrest. Already she has given up Tain Hu, her first love, to wield power as an unbound cryptarch. But in The Tyrant, Baru is confronted head-on with the civilian cost of taking Falcest out at the knees. Not of members of Falcrest's ruling class, but the everyday people both of Falcrest and of the other parts of the empire—of Aurdwynn, of Taranoki, of the Occupation. The Tyrant makes Baru confront whether she considers those lives a necessary loss to ensure Falcrest's downfall. In this way, the story never loses sight of the stakes, which Baru is constantly weighing—on one hand, the suffering and death caused by Falcrest itself, and on the other, the suffering and death which may result from knocking Falcrest out of play entirely. Dickinson balances them well.
Baru underwent a lot of change in The Traitor, but remained largely static throughout The Monster. Her character is much more dynamic in The Tyrant, and she undergoes a lot of character growth both within and in how she relates to others, and even in how she processes the memory of Hu. She's forced to confront parts of her past that drive her reckoning towards the above question about sacrifice, and I got the feeling by the end that Baru had finally truly positioned herself, clear and steeled, for the fight with the empire.
Also, we finally get a masquerade party—and really, how could we have a series called "The Masquerade" without having at least one masque? It goes just as well as you might imagine.
Based on the author's note, I'm not expecting to see book four anytime soon, but I will eagerly await it nonetheless—I absolutely must see this conclusion.
Crossposted tobooks , booknook and fffriday
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books , booknook and fffriday Admin: Poll: Challenge tags
Jul. 10th, 2025 04:33 pmteaotter in fan_flashworksBackground: Dreamwidth has a 1500-tag limit, and fan_flashworks is constantly bumping up against it. So we have an ongoing tag management project to try to gain ourselves some elbow room. You might have seen our periodic posts about merging old single-use fandom tags. Unfortunately, we are coming to the end of the easily-merged fandom tags, and so need to find another way to reduce our tag use.
Today's topic: We mods have been talking about the challenge tags (c: amnesty, c: science, etc.) These tags label an entry as responding to a particular prompt (or being part of an amnesty round).
We're not sure if anyone's actually using these! So we wanted to check in with you all before deciding between A) removing them entirely, or B) leaving only the ones from the last 12 months (and only tagging amnesty posts with the amnesty tag). Option A) would make our mod lives easier, but if they are serving a purpose for some of you, we definitely want to take that into account when making our decision. :-)
If we remove the challenge tags, we will change the standard subject-line format for all rounds to "[challenge]: [fandom]: [medium]: [title]", ie, the same as the current format for amnesty rounds. Community members are welcome to go back and add the challenge to the subject lines of previous entries, too (though we know that for some of you, that would be a Herculean task!).
Please take a moment to vote in this poll.
fan_flashworks is constantly bumping up against it. So we have an ongoing tag management project to try to gain ourselves some elbow room. You might have seen our periodic posts about merging old single-use fandom tags. Unfortunately, we are coming to the end of the easily-merged fandom tags, and so need to find another way to reduce our tag use.Today's topic: We mods have been talking about the challenge tags (c: amnesty, c: science, etc.) These tags label an entry as responding to a particular prompt (or being part of an amnesty round).
We're not sure if anyone's actually using these! So we wanted to check in with you all before deciding between A) removing them entirely, or B) leaving only the ones from the last 12 months (and only tagging amnesty posts with the amnesty tag). Option A) would make our mod lives easier, but if they are serving a purpose for some of you, we definitely want to take that into account when making our decision. :-)
If we remove the challenge tags, we will change the standard subject-line format for all rounds to "[challenge]: [fandom]: [medium]: [title]", ie, the same as the current format for amnesty rounds. Community members are welcome to go back and add the challenge to the subject lines of previous entries, too (though we know that for some of you, that would be a Herculean task!).
Please take a moment to vote in this poll.
Poll #33347 Challenge tags
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 21
How do you use the challenge tags here?
I don't use them.
13 (61.9%)
I use them to find new-to-me fanworks for a specific prompt.
2 (9.5%)
I use them to filter out fanworks that don’t interest me.
0 (0.0%)
I use them to find specific fanworks on the community that are already familiar to me.
1 (4.8%)
I use them (in addition to my maker tag) to find my own fanworks.
5 (23.8%)
I use them some other way. (Please elaborate in the comments.)
3 (14.3%)
So that's what those tags are! I never knew!
1 (4.8%)
Challenge 485: Face
Jul. 10th, 2025 04:21 pmteaotter in fan_flashworksOur new challenge is:
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 20th. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
Also, keep an eye out for the nextffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)
FACE
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 20th. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
Also, keep an eye out for the next
ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)Admin: Challenge closed
Jul. 10th, 2025 04:20 pmteaotter in fan_flashworksThe Science challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
Stoker: Fanfic: no longer human (the nothing that can’t hurt us), bybluedreaming
Torchwood: Fanfic: Impossible Science, bybadly_knitted
Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: Not Quite James Bond, bysmallhobbit
Kim Possible: Fanfiction: Speaker Phone, byinfinintum_noctem
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Auction Revelation, bydarkjediqueen
The Professionals: Fan Fiction: Torn in Two, bylucy_roman
Gundam: Fanfic: Study, bysamuraiter
Torchwood: Fanfic: SUV-mersible, bym_findlow
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Guilt and Pain, byveronyxk84
Guardian: fanfic: Winging It, bychina_shop
Greek Myth: Fanfic: In the Family, bydrabblewriter
Iron Man - Marvel 616 : icons : Do ALL the Science!, byhighlander_ii
Original Fiction: The Science Behind Shame, byanalogbasilisk
Science: City of Streamers: fanfic: by the fancy tie round your wicked throat, byteaotter
Congratulations tolucy_roman, who earned a name tag!
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Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
New challenge coming right up!
Stoker: Fanfic: no longer human (the nothing that can’t hurt us), by
bluedreamingTorchwood: Fanfic: Impossible Science, by
badly_knittedSpooks (MI5): Fanfic: Not Quite James Bond, by
smallhobbitKim Possible: Fanfiction: Speaker Phone, by
infinintum_noctemS.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Auction Revelation, by
darkjediqueenThe Professionals: Fan Fiction: Torn in Two, by
lucy_romanGundam: Fanfic: Study, by
samuraiterTorchwood: Fanfic: SUV-mersible, by
m_findlowBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Guilt and Pain, by
veronyxk84Guardian: fanfic: Winging It, by
china_shopGreek Myth: Fanfic: In the Family, by
drabblewriterIron Man - Marvel 616 : icons : Do ALL the Science!, by
highlander_iiOriginal Fiction: The Science Behind Shame, by
analogbasiliskScience: City of Streamers: fanfic: by the fancy tie round your wicked throat, by
teaotterCongratulations to
lucy_roman, who earned a name tag!\o/ \o/ \o/
Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
New challenge coming right up!
[Amnesty: Challenge #356/Challenge #424] Original Fiction: 'The Sorceress'
Jul. 10th, 2025 03:58 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'The Sorceress'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted tovocab_drabbles
( The Sorceress )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
vocab_drabbles( The Sorceress )
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Jul. 10th, 2025 03:02 pmolivermoss* Murderbot season 2!
I still need to finishing S1. During one of the episodes a lot of people are talking softly and like... I cannot get my computer to turn up enough. I need to finish it out wearing headphones. My laptop has good audio, but some Apple TV shows are just quiet.
I assume if they are doing an S2, they are probably doing more because it makes sense to film sort of concurrently due to the way characters pop in and out of the narrative. If they want to keep the actors, concurrent filming and maybe some 'meanwhile back on PresAux' moments. They dropped the first person POV, and again, that might be part of why, figuring out how to make it a viable project to continue.
* I got D&D in an hour. I don't have time to check if the new episode Worldcon drama is legit or not, dammit.
I still need to finishing S1. During one of the episodes a lot of people are talking softly and like... I cannot get my computer to turn up enough. I need to finish it out wearing headphones. My laptop has good audio, but some Apple TV shows are just quiet.
I assume if they are doing an S2, they are probably doing more because it makes sense to film sort of concurrently due to the way characters pop in and out of the narrative. If they want to keep the actors, concurrent filming and maybe some 'meanwhile back on PresAux' moments. They dropped the first person POV, and again, that might be part of why, figuring out how to make it a viable project to continue.
* I got D&D in an hour. I don't have time to check if the new episode Worldcon drama is legit or not, dammit.
One-week delay
Jul. 10th, 2025 02:08 pmsummerofhorrorexchangeThank you to everyone who claimed a pinch hit! We have one left, and to give potential pinch hitters more time to work, we're announcing a one-week delay. The new pinch hit deadline is July 18 at 11:59pm EDT. Let us know if you're interested in the pinch hit but would need a little more time, and tell us how best to contact you (DW or email) so we can confirm that with you.
To claim a pinch hit, reply below (comments are screened), or email us at summerofhorrorex at gmail dot com. Be sure to include your AO3 username.
Please note: these requested tags are character groupings, not necessarily gen relationships. Check optional details to see whether someone has opted into those characters in a ship.
( PH 3 - Psychonauts (Video Games), Higurashi no Naku Koro ni | Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko no Naku Koro ni | When the Seagulls Cry, Mortal Kombat (Video Games 1992-2020) )
To claim a pinch hit, reply below (comments are screened), or email us at summerofhorrorex at gmail dot com. Be sure to include your AO3 username.
Please note: these requested tags are character groupings, not necessarily gen relationships. Check optional details to see whether someone has opted into those characters in a ship.
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Science: City of Streamers: fanfic: by the fancy tie round your wicked throat
Jul. 10th, 2025 01:53 pmteaotter in fan_flashworksTitle: by the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat
Fandom: City of Streamers (mods: you can use the Cdrama tag)
Pairing: Feng Shizhen/Rong Jiashang
Warnings: no spoilers past the first episode, spies and the way their relationships get complicated, manipulative romance between two adults (ages 26/20) but the older one has been hired as a tutor to help the younger get into a better university
Length: ~500 words
Summary: Flirting is part of the plan. Feelings are not.
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Fandom: City of Streamers (mods: you can use the Cdrama tag)
Pairing: Feng Shizhen/Rong Jiashang
Warnings: no spoilers past the first episode, spies and the way their relationships get complicated, manipulative romance between two adults (ages 26/20) but the older one has been hired as a tutor to help the younger get into a better university
Length: ~500 words
Summary: Flirting is part of the plan. Feelings are not.
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Simple Life and more Life soon
Jul. 10th, 2025 10:17 pmschneefinkNew Life series already!! First episode confirmed to come out tomorrow 5pm BST. Which is right when L and I are checking out a free beginner's swordfighting class, but I'm pretty sure that'll be cool enough to be a good distraction xD
I realized I never posted about this year's April Fool's special episode, Simple Life. It was a lot of fun. Superflat was a good concept to play around with for a one-off. I watched Cleo and Scar and half of Grian's, and then I planned to watch a few more but didn't get around to it and forgot to post about it.
( Simple Life )
I realized I never posted about this year's April Fool's special episode, Simple Life. It was a lot of fun. Superflat was a good concept to play around with for a one-off. I watched Cleo and Scar and half of Grian's, and then I planned to watch a few more but didn't get around to it and forgot to post about it.
( Simple Life )
Thursday 10th July 2025
Jul. 10th, 2025 09:25 pmusuallyhats in doctor_who_sonicDo you have a Doctor Who community or a journal that we are not currently linking to? Leave a note in the comments and we'll add you to the watchlist (doctor_watch).
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Blogtor Who's video of the day for yesterday was a clip from "The Interstellar Song Contest"
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Blogtor Who's video of the day for today is a clip of Peter Davison on the Lewis Nicholls Show
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Details of "Doctor Who: The Return of the Doctor", coming soon from Big Finish
Blogtor Who's video of the day for yesterday was a clip from "The Interstellar Song Contest"
coming soon: "Doctor Who: The Adventures After", a collection of short story sequels to TV stories
Blogtor Who's video of the day for today is a clip of Peter Davison on the Lewis Nicholls Show
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This has been a week
Jul. 10th, 2025 04:02 pmoriolegirlI've been tired and cranky all week. I'm putting part (most?) of it down to the weather. It's no longer HOT but it's still too humid to even consider opening the windows again. And it's been rather gray the last couple of days. I've also had way too much chocolate this week. That probably doesn't help matters.
Yesterday was rather nice, humidity aside, and I did go to PokemonGO raid hour. I was mildly sociable as I was doing some trading, but I was rather less sociable than usual. Hopefully I will be in a better frame of mind for Saturday's event. Also, I'm having dinner with S on Saturday, so fingers crossed.
I had signed up for two webinars yesterday. The first I skipped because I'd gotten a later start than planned and I was in the middle of strength training when it started. It was a mid-year analysis from TIAA and I'm meeting with my TIAA guy in a couple of weeks, so not a huge loss. The second was the every other month Bariatric Advantage "support group" webinar - not so much support group as webinar - and I was mildly looking forward to that one. Although the topic wasn't one that I was super excited about. When I got the reminder, I just couldn't. They did send the recording and slides.
I should be in another webinar right now, but I just can't deal. Last night/this morning was one of those times when I woke up around 5am and just couldn't go back to sleep. I wound up doing stuff on my phone for a couple of hours before finally getting up around 8:45. Which gave me plenty of time to do a 3 mile Walk at Home video rather than a 2 mile.
I'm also signed up for a webinar tomorrow but I'm not optimistic about that one, mostly because it's right after I spend 3 hours on chat and during lunch. I don't even remember the topic, just that it's something historical, maybe English? Aha, Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers. We'll see. There'll be a recording at any rate.
My hair stylist has been out for a couple of weeks, I assume on vacation, and I've got an appointment tomorrow afternoon. I got a text a few minutes ago and was afraid they were canceling, but fortunately it was just a confirmation text. I can't wait to get the back trimmed - it grows the fastest and bugs the crap out of me when it gets too long.
Yesterday was rather nice, humidity aside, and I did go to PokemonGO raid hour. I was mildly sociable as I was doing some trading, but I was rather less sociable than usual. Hopefully I will be in a better frame of mind for Saturday's event. Also, I'm having dinner with S on Saturday, so fingers crossed.
I had signed up for two webinars yesterday. The first I skipped because I'd gotten a later start than planned and I was in the middle of strength training when it started. It was a mid-year analysis from TIAA and I'm meeting with my TIAA guy in a couple of weeks, so not a huge loss. The second was the every other month Bariatric Advantage "support group" webinar - not so much support group as webinar - and I was mildly looking forward to that one. Although the topic wasn't one that I was super excited about. When I got the reminder, I just couldn't. They did send the recording and slides.
I should be in another webinar right now, but I just can't deal. Last night/this morning was one of those times when I woke up around 5am and just couldn't go back to sleep. I wound up doing stuff on my phone for a couple of hours before finally getting up around 8:45. Which gave me plenty of time to do a 3 mile Walk at Home video rather than a 2 mile.
I'm also signed up for a webinar tomorrow but I'm not optimistic about that one, mostly because it's right after I spend 3 hours on chat and during lunch. I don't even remember the topic, just that it's something historical, maybe English? Aha, Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers. We'll see. There'll be a recording at any rate.
My hair stylist has been out for a couple of weeks, I assume on vacation, and I've got an appointment tomorrow afternoon. I got a text a few minutes ago and was afraid they were canceling, but fortunately it was just a confirmation text. I can't wait to get the back trimmed - it grows the fastest and bugs the crap out of me when it gets too long.